The Cartersville Hurricanes will face off against the Cedartown Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after eight-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Cartersville's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 31-0 win over Allatoona on the road. Fans of the Hurricanes have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Cartersville's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nate Russell, who threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Marchese, who picked up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Cedartown on the road against Dalton on Friday as the squad secured a 44-13 win. Fans of the Bulldogs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cedartown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 196 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cedartown's defense and their eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Quinlan Cothron and Michael Gibbons Jr, who racked up five sacks between them.
Cartersville's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Cedartown, their record is now an identical 8-0.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Cartersville has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 167.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Cedartown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 250.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Cartersville and Cedartown were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, but Cartersville suffered an agonizing 45-44 loss. Can Cartersville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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